Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-01-31
State News.
CUMBERLAND.

5. A. Skillings & Co, Burnham's wharf
Portland, extensive dealers in Holsters and
clans, have on exhibition at their office a
white lobster preserved in alcohol 1t was
taken Mt South Bristol and is considered a
great curiosity.
City Engineer Cook. of Portland, started
the steam in City Building last August and
mas kept it up for 1872 consecutive hours
since, with the exception of one hour and
forty minutes to clear out the furnaces
Among the other operations under manage
ment of E. B. Mallet, of Freeport, eighty
paving blocks have been cut, which are being
shipped to Portland. He has contract to
furnish 100000 for that city
The Union Mutual Lite Insurance Com
pany at Portland, has put the Cutler mailing
system into its building. Letters can be
dropped from any floor, by means of a glass
chute, into box in the lower corridor.
KNOX.
Thursday afternoon Washburn Bros, OF
Thomaston, launched a three masted schooner
of 62O tons, to be commanded by Captain
Julius Carnage.
LINCOLN.
Mate Howard A. Kinson, of the schooner
Howard Williams, loading ice at Westport
was severely injured, Tuesday forenoon, by
the foreboom falling and striking him on the
back and leg, He was carried to Bath in q
team and sent to Portland hospital.
OXFORD
Mrs. A. d. Churchill, working in the card
room of the Harper Manufacturing Com
pan,'s mill at Welchville, was drawn over a
pulley and thrown forcibly to the floor. She
was UNCONSCIOUS some time from the effects
81 NJ
Bethel has raised $500 more to finish up
the chair factory, making So, 500 in all, saws
the Advertiser.
the business portion of Norway with steam
from battery of boilers situated in cen
trail portion of the village.
PENoBsCor.
Mrs Dennis d. Merrill, of saltwater, in
Auburn few days ago, was making coffee in
tin can and put on the covpr too tight.
Moving the can, the steam Exploded striking
her full in tha isce and 'callu her IN fear
full manner / lctily her g tsight will be
! IA yed
in East Newport deere are llite nber
Of five Won Moltke colts Crosby BOYD Owls
three. Hon. Philip Wilson one. Every one
of them is well broken and can show good
gait. Won Moltke stock is among the best
now to be found in this section and the colts
are generally very speedy
Charles Lancaster, of Oidtown, who was a,
work in the woods near Shirley, was unfor-
tunate enough to have both feet frozen. II
reported that one will have to be amputated.
PIsCATAoUIs.
Work will commence in the early spring on
the big wooden mill to be erected at Sanger
vile The lumber has been contracted for
and is now being hauled to the site of the
mil. The bricks to be used have also been
contracted for.
SAGADAHOC.
twelve foot propeller for the steamer
Winthrop, was cast Wednesday afternoon at
the Bath Iron Works. 1t is the largest pro
peller cast at that establishment and weighs
about three tons.
SOMERSET.
A large amount of white birch is being
hauled to the shank factory at North Arson.
This factory is one of the important indus
tries of North Arson.
YORK.
THURSDAY afternoon pondcrnus smoke
stack was ~iih much difficulty placed in po-
sition at IT," electric light station, Saco. 1t
is 65 feet hlh.